Opportunity and risk as Norway embraces defence research As Russia prompts security fears, steering group advises greater collaboration between civilian and military research. By Emily Dixon 11 June
Media degrees dominated by London and south-east – report British Academy report also expresses concern about fall in number of academic staff working in media studies By Patrick Jack 11 June
Oxford accepts record number of ethnic minority students Figures also showed record 50.1 per cent of postgraduate students for the 2023 admissions cycle were from outside the European Union By Patrick Jack 10 June
Lib Dems: hold university funding review ‘in next parliament’ Party also commits to taking international students out of migration figures at manifesto launch By Tom Williams 10 June
Staff and students condemn ‘greedy’ 440 per cent parking fee hike Petition says University of Plymouth proposal would increase monthly prices from ?12.50 to ?67.50 By Patrick Jack 10 June
Show more ambition on climate change, researchers urge UK parties More than 400 climate change researchers put name to open letter ahead of general election By Chris Havergal 10 June
UK pay talks reach crunch point as unions debate employer offer Falling inflation and no strikes have taken the sting out of negotiations this year, but that hasn’t made reaching an agreement any easier By Tom Williams 10 June
Bid to cut grant administrative burden ‘may have opposite effect’ Shift to lump-sum funding model for key European Research Council awards could backfire, universities fear By Emily Dixon 9 June
Academic repression in Israel ‘on steroids’ as Gaza war rages Experience of Palestinian academics living in Israel like ‘being in the belly of the beast’ since 7 October, Brismes event hears By Patrick Jack 7 June
Hertfordshire allowed to recommence Bar training after suspension Recruitment to vocational Bar course put on hold last year amid regulator’s concern over low pass rates By Chris Havergal 7 June
State school share of Cambridge student intake shrinks First drop in proportion of admissions coming from maintained schools since 2014 By Patrick Jack 7 June
Temporary employment rates twice as high in academia, study finds Swedish report finds almost a third of research and teaching staff held fixed-term positions in 2022 By Emily Dixon 7 June